Baylor's Perry Jones is a projected top-three pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

"He's a very gifted young man with his size, length and athleticism," said OU coach Jeff Capel. "You match that with skill and he can hurt you in so many different ways.

"He can hurt you on the offensive glass. He can score with his back to the basket. He can face up or get it off the defensive board and push it himself. He can pass it. He can shoot it from 15 to 17 feet consistently and put it on the floor. That arsenal makes him very difficult to defend."

Over 35 scouts attended Baylor's game against Kansas in order to see how Jones would fare against an elite team.

"He's (nearly) 7 foot and can run and jump and put his head above the rim," KU coach Bill Self said after the game. "I'd say he's a pretty good prospect. He's maybe the best prospect in the country from a pure prospect standpoint. There's not a better athlete out there than Perry."

Washington intends to defend Washington State's Klay Thompson in a similar nature to their strategy when they played Derrick Williams of Arizona.

"You have to play him like we did (Arizona's) Derrick Williams," junior forward Darnell Gant said. "When you have good players like that, you want to limit their touches and crowd them. Make it seem as if they can't get their shot off."

Lorenzo Romar has noticed Thompson's ability to get to the line as a change in his game.

"When Klay was a freshman, I think we played them towards the end of the year, and he had gone to the foul line like 22 times the whole year because he was more or less a catch-and-shoot guy," Romar said. "He's changed that (to) being a very good defender.

"He gets a lot of steals. He's second in the league in assists. He gets to the foul line. He can put the ball on the floor and drive it now. He's just evolved into so much more of a complete basketball player."

The Nets were inclined to take Jimmer Fredette in the late 20s of the 2010 NBA Draft, sources said, but Fredette sought a guarantee and the Nets’ past president, Rod Thorn, couldn’t bring himself to make the promise.

“Some executives will lie to a kid and take someone else that slips down to that spot,” one close associate said. “But Rod would never do that.”

Fredette returned to BYU and he is now one of the most talked about players in the country and has likely improved his stock.

Talent evaluators have differing opinions on Fredette's potential, though many use Stephen Curry as a comparison.

“An insult to Curry’s talent,” one Eastern Conference personnel executive said.

A Western Conference scout disagrees.

“I’m telling you, he’s better than Stephen Curry.

“Curry was always taking difficult, off-balance shots because he couldn’t create space like Fredette can for himself. Plus, I don’t think his team is any good. He’s doing this himself. He’s having one of the most remarkable seasons any college player’s had in the last 10 or 15 years.

“If this kid played in the ACC or Big East, they’d be building a statue for him.”

Washington State guard Klay Thompson's father Mychal was the number one overall pick in the 1978 NBA Draft by the Blazers. At some point in the next two seasons, Thompson will also be drafted.

"I feel like I know what to expect at the next level because of my dad," Klay said Wednesday. "He's been there, he's been through it all and when I have questions about the game, I always turn to dad because I have a source that's close. He prepared me to play at the collegiate level."

Thompson has improved his defense, become a more aggressive rebounder and brought variety to his offensive game, said coach Ken Bone.

"He's midway through his junior year and he continues to grow as a player," Bone said. "He's finding ways, beyond just shooting to help his team be successful."

Washington State was the only Pac-10 school that offered Thompson a scholarship.

With over two dozen NBA scouts in attendance to watch Jimmer Fredette and Kawhi Leonard, BYU defeated San Diego State by a final score of 71-58.

Both players showed why they are projected first round picks in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Fredette scored 43 points for BYU, 20 of which came in a frenetic first half. Fredette was 14-for-24 from the floor, 5-for-8 from distance and 10-for-11 at the free throw line. He scored in a multitude of ways and against a variety of very athletic SDSU defenders.

Leonard, meanwhile, scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. The 6-7 sophomore had nine offensive rebounds, most of them coming amongst a crowd of BYU defenders. The strength of Leonard's hands and overall motor on the glass is truly elite and he showed it with his season high in the category.

Mountain West schools haven't had multiple first round picks in the same draft since 1999 when Andre Miller (Utah), Shawn Marion (UNLV) and Kenny Thomas (New Mexico) were selected 8th, 9th and 22nd. Lamar Odom was also drafted 4th overall in 1999 out of Rhode Island, but began his collegiate career with UNLV.

Jeremy Tyler is averaging 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in 19 games (28.8 minutes per game) this season with the Tokyo Apache of Japan's professional league.

Tyler is being coached by Bob Hill, who had multiple stints in the NBA.

"Everyday is a challenge for me," Tyler said. "I'm trying to transition myself from a high school kid to a professional."

Tyler left San Diego High School after his junior year and signed a one-year, US$140,000 contract with Israeli team Maccabi Haifa in August 2009.

"Any 19-year-old that you take overseas is going to be a bit of a project," Hill said. "But we knew that. He's had his moments. He had 27 points in one game. He's a very good rebounder, he rebounds the ball instinctively, he goes and gets the ball."

"I'm gonna enter the NBA draft in June so hopefully coach Hill and my support team can get me ready for that," Tyler said. "My ultimate goal is to play in the NBA but I have a long way to go, a lot of little things to work out to become a good professional, a good man and a good teammate."

Kawhi Leonard had 10 points, 10 rebounds, blocked two shots and had three steals in San Diego State's 68-55 win over Air Force. San Diego State now has 20 wins and zero losses.

“He’s going to play in the NBA,” Aztecs coach Steve Fisher said Wednesday night. “It’s a question of when.”

“Biggest hands I’ve ever seen,” said Aztecs forward Billy White.

“He reminds me of Chris Webber,” Fisher said, “not only with the size (of his hands), but the sureness of them. He doesn’t lose many balls that he gets a hand on.”

“He’s got great instincts,” New Mexico coach Steve Alford said Monday on the Mountain West’s weekly conference call. “He’s got a great basketball IQ. His shooting has improved. He has a much more aggressive demeanor this year. He takes smaller guards to the post. If he has someone bigger (on him), they’re playing some point-forward more this year and that makes for a difficult matchup. And you have to block him out on every attempt.”

“I will act as a sounding board for him,” Fisher said. “I think I can get him surer feedback than anybody … Then he’ll have a decision to make.”

Jan Vesely told SLAM Magazine that he will enter the 2011 NBA Draft.

"I will enter the NBA Draft in 2011 and I believe that I will be picked amongst the top 5 players," said Vesely.

Vesely is a 6'11" 20-year-old playing for Partizan.

"My idol for a long time has been LeBron James," said Vesely when asked if there is a player he patterns his game after.